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24.11.2017: Statement by Festival Director Dieter Kosslick

Festival Director Dieter Kosslick in response to a letter signed by a group of German directors concerning the future of the Berlinale: [...]

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10.05.2017: A Strong Showing in Cannes: the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund, Berlinale Talents Alumni, and a Berlinale Shorts Winner

Four films supported by the Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (WCF) have been invited to participate in the programme of the Cannes Film Festival [...]

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13.04.2017: The Berlinale Mourns the Loss of Michael Ballhaus

The Berlin International Film Festival mourns the death of the visionary cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, who passed away on April 12 [...]

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07.04.2017: The Berlinale Mourns the Loss of Egyptian Film Critic Samir Farid

The Berlin International Festival mourns the loss of renowned film critic and author Samir Farid who died after a long illness on April 4 [...]

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23.02.2017: Berlinale Spotlight: Forum / Six Films from This Year’s Festival Programme to Be Presented in Tangier

From March 24 to March 26, the Berlinale Spotlight: Forum will be a guest at the Cinémathèque de Tanger in Morocco [...]

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21.02.2017: Berlinale 2017 Comes to a Splendid Close

The 67th Berlin International Film Festival culminated with the presentation of the awards on Saturday, February 18 [...]

Awards, Competition, Panorama, Berlinale Shorts, Generation, Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Berlinale Talents

18.02.2017: The Awards of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival

All the awards – official and independent juries – of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Awards, Panorama

18.02.2017: The Panorama Audience Awards Go to Insyriated and I Am Not Your Negro

The public has cast its votes [...]

Awards, Generation

18.02.2017: Crystal Bears and Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (The Children’s Charity Of Germany) Awards in Generation Kplus

The members of the Children’s Jury in Generation Kplus give the following awards: [...]

Awards, Perspektive Deutsches Kino

17.02.2017: The New Compass Perspektive Award for Best Film in the Programme Goes to Adrian Goiginger for the Fiction Film Die Beste aller Welten

On Friday, February 17, the jury members - filmmakers Feo Aladag, Sigrid Hoerner, and Johannes Naber – presented the 2017 Compass Perspektive Award for Best Film [...]

Awards

17.02.2017: Berlinale Talents and Perspektive Deutsches Kino “Kompagnon” Fellowships Go to Nora Fingscheidt, as well as Levin Peter and Elsa Kremser

This evening at the final festive event of Perspektive Deutsches Kino, the “Kompagnon” fellowships were awarded for the first time to a screenwriter and/or director from Berlinale Talents 2017 and a Perspektive Deutsches Kino alumnus from 2016 [...]

Berlinale Talents

17.02.2017: Berlinale Talents 2017: Courage in Action!

The 15th edition of Berlinale Talents was rounded off yesterday by Berlinale International Jury member and artist Olafur Eliasson as well as director Raoul Peck [...]

Awards, Generation

17.02.2017: Crystal Bears and the Awards by the Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Civic Education) in Generation 14plus

The members of the juries give the following awards [...]

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14.02.2017: Berlin Under the Sign of the Bear – Mid Festival Results Looking Good for the 2017 Berlinale

Audience crowds at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival have once again been overwhelming. Halfway through the festival, again more than 250,000 tickets have been sold [...]

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14.02.2017: Digital Cinema at the 2017 Berlinale

In the last few years, the films shown at the Berlin International Film Festival have increasingly been delivered and screened in digital formats [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

13.02.2017: Helping Films Get Made - Three Prizes and 1,200 Meetings at the Berlinale Co-Production Market

Three monetary prizes were awarded to selected narrative film projects at the Berlinale Co-Production Market (February 12 to 15) [...]

Competition

08.02.2017: Glamorous Opening of the Race for the Bears 2017

Minister of State and Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Prof. Monika Grütters, the Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller, Jury President Paul Verhoeven and Festival Director Dieter Kosslick will open the 67th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast at 7.30 pm on February 9 [...]

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08.02.2017: Applause for the Official Partners of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival

Besides having four Principal Partners - Audi, Glashütte Original, L’Oréal Paris, and ZDF – the Berlinale is supported by more than 30 national and international enterprises [...]

World Cinema Fund

08.02.2017: Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF): WCF DOC DAY on February 15

Since it was founded in October 2004, the World Cinema Fund (WCF) has been committed to the development and support of cinema in regions with a weak filmmaking infrastructure, as well as for cultural diversity in German cinemas [...]

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07.02.2017: The Berlinale Remembers John Hurt

The Berlin International Film Festival is presenting a special screening to commemorate the recently deceased actor John Hurt [...]

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31.01.2017: Press file for the 67th Berlin International Film Festival

The Berlinale 2017 press dossier, detailed film lists of all sections can be downloaded here (in German only) [...]

Awards

31.01.2017: Berlinale Camera 2017 for Nansun Shi, Geoffrey Rush and Samir Farid

At the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, three personalities will be awarded the Berlinale Camera: film producer and distributor Nansun Shi (Hong Kong, China), actor Geoffrey Rush (Australia), and film critic and author Samir Farid (Egypt) [...]

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31.01.2017: Berlinale Goes Kiez: The Festival in Neighbourhood Cinemas

Once again the Berlinale Goes Kiez special series is bringing the glamour of the festival to Berlin’s very diverse neighbourhoods and the town of Potsdam [...]

Competition

31.01.2017: Berlinale 2017: International Jury

Once again an illustrious International Jury will decide who will receive the Golden and Silver Bears at the Berlinale 2017 [...]

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31.01.2017: Promoting Cultural Participation, Strengthening Engagement, Creating Communal Experiences: Activities for and with Refugees during the 67th Berlinale

In 2017 the Berlin International Film Festival will again work towards furthering the integration of refugees [...]

Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage

31.01.2017: Berlinale 2017: An Honorary Golden Bear and Homage for Oscar-winner Milena Canonero

The Homage of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival is dedicated to Italian costume designer Milena Canonero, who will also receive an Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement [...]

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26.01.2017: GWFF Best First Feature Award Jury

Since 2006, when it introduced the GWFF Best First Feature Award, the Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers [...]

Generation

26.01.2017: Generation: Juries, Cross-Sections, School Programme

All Juries, cross-section-screenings [...]

Awards

26.01.2017: Glashütte Original Documentary Award Jury

The prize will be presented during the official Award Ceremony in the Berlinale Palast on February 18. In addition to the prize money, Glashütte Original will also provide the trophy, which will be finely crafted in the company’s manufactory in Saxony. A three-member jury will pick the winner [...]

Berlinale Talents

25.01.2017: Berlinale Talents 2017: Courageous Encounters With Agnieszka Holland, Ana Lily Amirpour, Andres Veiel, Christo, David OReilly, Gob Squad, Isabel Coixet, João Moreira Salles, Paul Verhoeven, Raoul Peck and Other Experts

On its 15th anniversary, Berlinale Talents once again offers the public and its 250 Talents a diverse programme of events, and proves that it’s still young enough to keep reinventing itself [...]

Panorama

25.01.2017: Panorama 2017 Programme Complete: Powerful European Auteur Cinema / Three Surprising Indie Gems from China and Hong Kong / Brazil Well-Represented with Five Films

With the invitation of 24 further feature films, the selection for the Panorama 2017 programme has been completed. 51 works from 43 countries have been chosen for screening in the section, including 21 in Panorama Dokumente and 29 feature films in the main programme and Panorama Special [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

24.01.2017: “EFM Horizon presented by Audi”: Virtual Reality, Computer Games, Startups, New Technologies and Innovations at the European Film Market

The film industry of the future, with the newest technological developments, trends that provide a glimpse of things to come and evolving business models, is the focus of a total of five innovative events united under the newly created label “EFM Horizon” and made possible with the support of Audi [...]

Forum & Forum Expanded

24.01.2017: Forum 2017: Special Screenings

The Forum now completes its programme with a series of Special Screenings which unearth cinematic gems and engage with film history [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

23.01.2017: “Books at Berlinale”: Twelve New International Novels Ripe for Screen Adaptation

On February 14, film producers attending “Books at Berlinale” will have the chance to discover twelve new literary works that lend themselves perfectly for adaptation to the screen [...]

Competition, Berlinale Special

20.01.2017: Competition and Berlinale Special Are Complete – Master Directors, Newcomers, and Stars Galore

The Competition and Berlinale Special of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival are now complete [...]

Forum & Forum Expanded

19.01.2017: Forum Expanded – The Programme is Complete

The Forum Expanded curatorial team has now completed the 2017 selection [...]

Retrospective, Berlinale Classics & Homage

19.01.2017: The Final Selections for the Berlinale Classics Section – classics by Woody Allen, James Cameron, James Ivory and George A. Romero on the Big Screen

Five of the seven restored versions screening in Berlinale Classics will be celebrating their world premiere in Berlin [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

19.01.2017: “EFM Industry Debates” 2017: Promises and Reality of Digital Distribution, Challenges and Opportunities in the Arab Film Industry and Innovations in Film Sales and Marketing

In the tenth year of their existence, the “EFM Industry Debates” (February 10 to 12) will once again bring together high-calibre international experts to discuss current topics of interest, trends and perspectives for the rapidly changing film industry [...]

European Film Market & Co-Production Market

18.01.2017: “Drama Series Days” 2017: New Venue, Expanded Programme / Series Events for Berlinale Market Attendees at Legendary Zoo Palast

The “Drama Series Days”, a joint initiative for series content co-organised by the industry platforms European Film Market, Berlinale Co-Production Market and Berlinale Talents, are set to celebrate their third annual edition this year [...]

Berlinale Talents

17.01.2017: Berlinale Talents: 250 Young Filmmakers from 71 Countries Invited / ARRI Becomes new Co-Partner

Berlinale Talents welcomes 250 emerging professionals from 71 countries to its 15th edition. Exploring the theme “Courage: Against All Odds”, the Talents will participate in a six-day programme featuring over 100 events, with many open to the public [...]